Sir John Chichester (died 31 March 1586)

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in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple, North

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, was

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in 1576/7 and/or in 1585Vivian, p.174, pedigree of Chichester of Raleigh and died of

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contracted whilst acting as a magistrate at the Lent Black Assizes of Exeter in 1586.

Origins

John Chichester was the eldest son and heir of Sir John Chichester (1519/20-1569) of Raleigh, a leading member of the Devonshire gentry. His mother was Gertrude Courtenay, a daughter of Sir William Courtenay (1477–1535) of Powderham. He had at least six brothers, three of whom became

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: Sir John Chichester, junior, who was killed at the

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(1563–1624/5) who succeeded him; and

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(1568–1648) of

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, Devon, who became governor on Arthur's death.

Marriage and children

John Chichester married Anne Dennis, the eldest daughter of Sir

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(died 1592), of

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(c. 1478–1534), KG, and a first cousin of Lady Jane Grey.Vivian, p. 102, pedigree of Bonville Their children included: * Sir Robert Chichester (1579–1627), eldest son and heir (whose kneeling effigy and monument survives in Pilton Church), father of

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(1626-1667). * John Chichester (1605–1627), second son, died childless aged 22. * Mary Chichester, eldest daughter, who married twice, firstly to Thomas Francis of Combe Florey in Somerset; secondly to John Smith of Tregonnacke in Cornwall. * Gertrude Chichester, second daughter, wife of Amias Copleston (1581/2–1621) of Warleigh in the parish of

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in Devon, and

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of the Manor of Copleston in Devon. * Elizabeth Chichester (died 26 January 1656/7), third daughter, who married

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(1580–1651). She was the mother of Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet (1621–1680).

Death

Chichester died in 1586 of

contracted whilst serving as a magistrate at the Lent Black Assizes of Exeter in 1586, which accounted for the deaths of many people, including several other prominent Devonshire magistrates and visiting circuit judges.

References

Sources

*Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) ''The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620'', Exeter, 1895 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chichester, John 1586 deaths

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